Joachimsthaler

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 22:38, 28 September 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Joachimstaler, after the silver mine in Joachimsthal (now known as Jáchymov).

Noun

Joachimsthaler (plural Joachimsthalers)

  1. A large silver coin from the sixteenth century in the Czech Republic.
    • 1964, John M. Letiche, A History of Russian Economic Thought‎[1], page 223:
      These provisions served especially the interests of the treasury, which derived considerable income from the recoinage of the German Joachimsthalers.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Joachimsthaler&oldid=54370233"